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coming up, we'll find out when power will be restored for everyone. >> reporter: i'm liz crenshaw. toppled trees, con anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. we'll have a new look after ou >>> sandy soak our region and toppled trees. >> liz crenshaw is here with the answers about insurance. let's start with the trees. trees on houses and cars. who covers what? >> it is hard to keep this straight. tree damage is what most folks in our area are dealing with. if your tree falls on your neighbor's house, your neighbor's homeowner's insurance will cover that damage. if your neighbor's tree falls on your house, your homeowner
coming up, we'll find out when power will be restored for everyone. >> reporter: i'm liz crenshaw. toppled trees, con anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to...
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i'm horrible at parking. >> liz crenshaw, news4. >> okay. one thing to keep in mind if you have the park assist activated, and you want to terminate the self-parging feature, you can always just grab the wheel and take control. that's got to be weird. i've got to talk to liz about that. >>> in alexandria, a marine who served in afghanistan will soon be reunited with a wartime friend. sean delling formed a special bond with a stray dog named bolt. he took the dog in and nursed him back to health and let him sleep in the tent during the winter. but the commander of his base ordered all the dogs to be removed. they were taken miles away, but bolt just couldn't be separated from his owner. >> apparently ran behind the convoy for roughly ten miles or so. pitch black, 3:00 in the morning. and all of a sudden out of nowhere, bolt just comes running full speed right behind me. it was a good feeling, you know. having your buddy back, an awesome feeling. >> that's love. well, dulling could not take bolt with him when he returned to the states but a fe
i'm horrible at parking. >> liz crenshaw, news4. >> okay. one thing to keep in mind if you have the park assist activated, and you want to terminate the self-parging feature, you can always just grab the wheel and take control. that's got to be weird. i've got to talk to liz about that. >>> in alexandria, a marine who served in afghanistan will soon be reunited with a wartime friend. sean delling formed a special bond with a stray dog named bolt. he took the dog in and...
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liz crenshaw has the consumer alert. in virginia, we know education means opportunity. that's why tim kaine expanded pre-k... championed higher ed and job training... helping make virginia "the best state to raise a child." but george allen has not made our kids a priority. as governor, he tried to cut funding for public schools. in washington, allen voted to end tax deductions for college tuition. and now, a budget plan that devastates k-12 classrooms-- all to pay for even more tax breaks for the wealthy. seiu cope is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> down on h street you can find traditional lebanese fare with several options for vegetarians. >> tom gives us an inside look. >> reporter: possibly the most scenic wall on h street northeast shows cedars against mountains of the tiny shawafel. every time i look at it, says the owner, a native of lebanon, it reminds me of home. his eggplant over a camp fire, and bright with lemon juice and rich with olive oil. lamb from a spit is combined with parsley and pickles and more. i'm just as happy to go meet with them f
liz crenshaw has the consumer alert. in virginia, we know education means opportunity. that's why tim kaine expanded pre-k... championed higher ed and job training... helping make virginia "the best state to raise a child." but george allen has not made our kids a priority. as governor, he tried to cut funding for public schools. in washington, allen voted to end tax deductions for college tuition. and now, a budget plan that devastates k-12 classrooms-- all to pay for even more tax...
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and liz crenshaw will explain how to avoid some of the flooding that storms often bring. >>> lee boyd malvo is speaking out ten years after the arrest of the sniper shootings that terrorized our region and left ten people dead. he's serving a life sentence and says he's forgiven himself. in a phone interview with nbc's matt lauer, he asked the families of victims not to give him power by allowing the attacks to continue to haunt them. malvo also revealed he had been sexually abused at a young age, and the entire time he spent with john allen mohammed. he said mohammed manipulated him to the point he couldn't stop the crimes. >> i couldn't say no. i had wanted that level of love and acceptance and consistency for all of my life. and couldn't find it. and even if unconsciously, or even in moments of short reflection, i knew that it was wrong, i did not have the will power to say no. >> malvo says there are other victims who are unaware. he said two years ago he contacted victims in five states but he said it got to the point he couldn't psychologically handle it. wendy rieger will have
and liz crenshaw will explain how to avoid some of the flooding that storms often bring. >>> lee boyd malvo is speaking out ten years after the arrest of the sniper shootings that terrorized our region and left ten people dead. he's serving a life sentence and says he's forgiven himself. in a phone interview with nbc's matt lauer, he asked the families of victims not to give him power by allowing the attacks to continue to haunt them. malvo also revealed he had been sexually abused at...
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and then at 5:45 -- >> i'm liz crenshaw. hurricane sandy could send hard rain our way. how to prevent wet and flooded basements without getting soaked by overpriced contractors coming up. teacher: this is west virginia, pennsylvania, delaware. and this is maryland. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring table games to baltimore... generating hundreds of millions for schools. and that money has to go to education. it's the law. so vote for question seven. so we can stop spending all that money here, and keep maryland money in classrooms like mine. what will the next four years be like? one: the debt will grow from $16 trillion to $20 trillion. two: 20 million americans could lose their employer-based health care. three: taxes on the middle class will go up by $4,000. four: energy prices will continue to go up. and five: $716 billion in medicare cuts that hurt current seniors. five reasons we can't afford four more years of barack obama. i'm mitt romney and i app
and then at 5:45 -- >> i'm liz crenshaw. hurricane sandy could send hard rain our way. how to prevent wet and flooded basements without getting soaked by overpriced contractors coming up. teacher: this is west virginia, pennsylvania, delaware. and this is maryland. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million gaming at casinos in these other states. question seven will build a new casino and bring table games to baltimore... generating hundreds of millions for schools. and...
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so they went out and bought themselves a generator. >> seems like a really good idea, but liz crenshaw joins us with a reminder about how dangerous generators can be if you don't use them properly. plus what you need to understand about insurance and hurricanes. too late now to understand that, isn't it? >> with all the severe weather we've seen in recent years, a lot of people have invested in portable generators. but in every storm, homeowners do become seriously ill and some even die because of carbon monoxide poisoning from those generators. remember, generators do produce carbon monoxide. it's an odorless and colorless gas and it can kill. never use your generators indoors, or outside near a window or vent or air intake. it's important to keep generators dry, but you don't want to use one in a garage under any kind of porch. always use a heavy-duty outdoor extension cord from the generator to the appliances you want to run. overloading that extension cord will start a fire. now, a reminder about homeowners insurance. flood damage will not be covered if you don't have a flood insur
so they went out and bought themselves a generator. >> seems like a really good idea, but liz crenshaw joins us with a reminder about how dangerous generators can be if you don't use them properly. plus what you need to understand about insurance and hurricanes. too late now to understand that, isn't it? >> with all the severe weather we've seen in recent years, a lot of people have invested in portable generators. but in every storm, homeowners do become seriously ill and some even...
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liz crenshaw explains why some of them are still for sale. liz? >> jim, 40% of all recalls last year were for children's products. when you buy a baby product, it doesn't necessarily mean it's safe. the same goes for hand-me-downs. there are dangerous baby products associated with injuries and even death. bring home a new baby and you bring home a house full of new equipment, products parents presume are safe to use. >> one of the most serious challenges is there are products that may appear to give parents a false sense of security. >> reporter: david butler is deputy director for consumers union in washington, d.c. cu says products are designed and sold and only after being used by some children are safety problems surfacing. >> the challenge is making sure those products are the very safest that they can be. and when necessary, try to get these dangerous products off the store shelves. >> reporter: the u.s. consumer product safety commission is in charge of tracking injuries. and working with manufacturers to redesign products and sometimes iss
liz crenshaw explains why some of them are still for sale. liz? >> jim, 40% of all recalls last year were for children's products. when you buy a baby product, it doesn't necessarily mean it's safe. the same goes for hand-me-downs. there are dangerous baby products associated with injuries and even death. bring home a new baby and you bring home a house full of new equipment, products parents presume are safe to use. >> one of the most serious challenges is there are products that...
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liz crenshaw is joining us now. particularly with the food. everybody's concerned about if power goes out, what do you do? >> we get a lot of questions from folks saying how long will things last, et cetera. so the point is, you still have a few hours to do a few things at home to keep your food safe longer. the u.s. department of agriculture helped us with these tips. while your fridge and your freezer are still working, make sure the zero freezer is at 0 o below and your fridge is 40 or below. if you need to put your food in coolers are eye, freeze containers of water and put it in those coolers for later use. you can also freeze refrigerated items like milk or fresh meat and poultry. if you keep your nonperishable food in the basement, make sure it's shelved high enough and out of the way of any water that might come in due to flooding. if you do lose power, i want you to remember this, jot it down. here's what you need to know. the refrigerator is going to keep food safely cold for only about four hours but you have to keep the door closed
liz crenshaw is joining us now. particularly with the food. everybody's concerned about if power goes out, what do you do? >> we get a lot of questions from folks saying how long will things last, et cetera. so the point is, you still have a few hours to do a few things at home to keep your food safe longer. the u.s. department of agriculture helped us with these tips. while your fridge and your freezer are still working, make sure the zero freezer is at 0 o below and your fridge is 40 or...
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. >> i'm liz crenshaw. sandy left a l anncr: it's said that character is what we do... when we think no one is looking. mitt romney: believe that they are victims. anncr: mitt romney thought no one was looking when... he attacked forty-seven percent of americans. his companies shipped jobs overseas. his plan cuts millionaires' taxes, but raises yours. he'll voucherize medicare... and make catastrophic cuts to education. so remember what romney said... and what his plan would do. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] combine the pnc cashbuilder visa credit card with a qualifying pnc performance select checking account and earn 75% more than cards earning 1% cash back on almost everything. >>> it was a nightmare scenario for firefighters. flames raced through tightly packed hoernlgs many occupied despite the mandatory evacuation order. to make it worse, the neighborhood was surrounded by floodwaters. this happened last night in queens. sandy ravaged new yo
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. >>> i'm liz crenshaw. the bounty of fall, but what to do with all these fruits and roots. great ideas from the chef at the ritz are coming up. >>> a pretty nice day out there today. high pressure here, but that area of high pressure is moving down to the south. what does that mean for your forecast? maryland schools are number one in america because we invest in them. but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos in other states. question 7 keeps that maryland money in maryland through expansion of gaming in maryland. it will mean hundreds of millions of dollars for our schools. as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven. and balanced the budget every year. and tim kaine and i both cut our own pay as governors, to lead by example. mark warner and i reached across party lines to get things done. we were a great team in richmond and we'll be a great team in washington. i'm tim kaine and i approve this message ...because we'll work t
. >>> i'm liz crenshaw. the bounty of fall, but what to do with all these fruits and roots. great ideas from the chef at the ritz are coming up. >>> a pretty nice day out there today. high pressure here, but that area of high pressure is moving down to the south. what does that mean for your forecast? maryland schools are number one in america because we invest in them. but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos in...
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. >> liz crenshaw is here now with what you need to know about things like smoke detectors, phones and generators. let's start with the phones. cell phone and land lines, too. >> the fact is, a lot of us will have only a cell phone. most folks rely only on cell phones if the power goes out. make sure they're fully, fully charged. if you have a land line phone, that comes with your internet service, remember, when the power goes out, there may be a battery backup but not for long. you may lose internet phone service. if you only have a cordless phone connected to the land line, those aren't going to work when the power goes out. so you'll need an old-fashioned hard-wired phone with your old-fashioned hard line phone service. >> old school. >> old school. absolutely. >> all right. when it comes to losing power, what do you think about using candles? i went around the house last night and brought all the candles i could find and put them on the dining room people. >> fire officials say flashlights are the best choice during an outage. make sure you have extra batteries. candles can be ver
. >> liz crenshaw is here now with what you need to know about things like smoke detectors, phones and generators. let's start with the phones. cell phone and land lines, too. >> the fact is, a lot of us will have only a cell phone. most folks rely only on cell phones if the power goes out. make sure they're fully, fully charged. if you have a land line phone, that comes with your internet service, remember, when the power goes out, there may be a battery backup but not for long....
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liz crenshaw will be here with the answer. >>> friday night football takes us to waldorf where the visiting team is turning heads with all the talent it's putting on the field. >>> then at 6:00, one of the fastest growing companies in the washington area is hiring hundreds of new employees. a look at its office space, and it's anything but average. anncr: seven-hundred-thous supports... would cost our economy. newspapers called it "economically destructive." like allen's votes to give tax breaks to companies... that ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would... help big corporations, devastating the middle class. allen even voted against tax breaks for small businesses. virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this advertising. marywe invest in them.umber one in america because but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos in other states. question 7 keeps that maryland money in maryland through expansion of gaming in maryland. it will mean hu
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liz crenshaw's report coming up at 5:00. and a look outside. we've got a beautiful day. tom is here. >> it looks good too, doesn't it? we all stop talking. yeah, yeah. the color is really coming on strong now. just wonderful. this is the peak week i think here in the washington metro area for sure and areas out in the rural areas where we've got some trees that are absolutely gorgeous. we really appreciate you sending us your photos to weather@nbc weather.com. beautiful sky. temperatures just before noon are now getting to the 60s. reagan national up to 67. ought to hit the low 70s. most of the region by later this afternoon. in the mountains, they're in the 50s. maybe low 60s midafternoon. elsewhere, up into the low 70s. a delightful day. overnight tonight, mostly clear this evening. few clouds around tomorrow, around 50 degrees. tuesday, partly cloudy and warmer. the upper 70s tomorrow afternoon. on wednesday, even warmer. a little touch of summer in the air. wednesday afternoon, around 80. the record is 84 set on that day back in 2001 for that date. that's the record
liz crenshaw's report coming up at 5:00. and a look outside. we've got a beautiful day. tom is here. >> it looks good too, doesn't it? we all stop talking. yeah, yeah. the color is really coming on strong now. just wonderful. this is the peak week i think here in the washington metro area for sure and areas out in the rural areas where we've got some trees that are absolutely gorgeous. we really appreciate you sending us your photos to weather@nbc weather.com. beautiful sky. temperatures...
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>> liz crenshaw is here with us to help keep us all out of the dark. >> we'll try to solve some of these problems. the big thing people worry about is how long will my food last. listen up. the usda reminds people to keep the doors of your fridge and your freezer closed. the refrigerator will keep food safely and cold for only about four hours. a full freezer, on the other hand, is going to hold the temperature for about two days. a half a freezer only about one day. now, when it comes to your drinking water, folks with a well, you know you're going to lose water because your well pump won't work. but water authorities tell us, residents on public water will most likely not lose water in the storm. but if there's a catastrophic power failure, that would cause the public water loss, or if a water main breaks in your area, it could cause a particular neighborhood to lose water. fema does recommend filling up water bottles, just in case, rinse out the bottles you were going to recycle today, and fill them with water. you can also fill up your bathtubs. use the bathtub water for cleaning pur
>> liz crenshaw is here with us to help keep us all out of the dark. >> we'll try to solve some of these problems. the big thing people worry about is how long will my food last. listen up. the usda reminds people to keep the doors of your fridge and your freezer closed. the refrigerator will keep food safely and cold for only about four hours. a full freezer, on the other hand, is going to hold the temperature for about two days. a half a freezer only about one day. now, when it...
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. >>> i'm liz crenshaw. looking for help to clean up the mess behind by sandy. a warning for homeowners. what you need to know before you hire a contr anncr: seven-hundred-thousand jobs. that's what the plan george allen supports... would cost our economy. newspapers called it "economically destructive." like allen's votes to give tax breaks to companies... that ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would... help big corporations, devastating the middle class. allen even voted against tax breaks for small businesses. virginia can't afford to go back to george allen. the democratic senatorial campaign committee... is responsible for the content of this advertising. i'll show when you she'll finally make her way out of the region. >>> sandy caused all kinds of issues in our area. look at this soccer field near a splash down water park. it is underwater. laura collins in lake manassas send us these pictures. >> the storm left an awful lot of damage and storm owners want i cleaned up fast. >> liz has a warning though. >> when you are cleaning up, whether it is trees
. >>> i'm liz crenshaw. looking for help to clean up the mess behind by sandy. a warning for homeowners. what you need to know before you hire a contr anncr: seven-hundred-thousand jobs. that's what the plan george allen supports... would cost our economy. newspapers called it "economically destructive." like allen's votes to give tax breaks to companies... that ship jobs overseas, his economic plan would... help big corporations, devastating the middle class. allen even...
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liz crenshaw says there are a few do-it-yourself tips to help save you big bucks next week. we'll have the latest on that at 4:00. >> thank you. we have time for a final check of the forecast. >> we have had these low clouds and the skies begin to brighten a little bit. we'll see sun breaking out later. right now, all eyes on sandy. it's passed over cuba and the baham bahamas. it's a category 2 hurricane. it will diminish to a 1. it turns to the north and east. sunday, begin to take a turn to the northwest. that is the zone of possibility. the red line is the most likely track the way it looks right now. that brings it near new york city sometime tuesday. it looks like noontime. we are in that zone of possibility. it tracks farther west, serious problems with power outages and wind. as we look at the view from space, the low clouds hanging in the district and much of maryland. temperatures approaching the noon hour. in the 60s where the cloud cover is. in the mountains, it's already in the 70s there. we are going to see some sun here, increasing clouds tomorrow. saturday clo
liz crenshaw says there are a few do-it-yourself tips to help save you big bucks next week. we'll have the latest on that at 4:00. >> thank you. we have time for a final check of the forecast. >> we have had these low clouds and the skies begin to brighten a little bit. we'll see sun breaking out later. right now, all eyes on sandy. it's passed over cuba and the baham bahamas. it's a category 2 hurricane. it will diminish to a 1. it turns to the north and east. sunday, begin to take...
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. >>> i'm liz crenshaw. holiday travel. are you book? the bes president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits. don't let mitt romney take them away. >>> an alexandria marine who serve in the afghanistan will be reunited with an old war time buddy. sean made a special bond with the dog, bolt. he found him ragged, underfed. he nursed him back to health but eventually the commander of the base ordered all the dogs to be removed. they were taken miles away but bolt couldn't bare to be separated from dueling. >> apparently ran behind the convoy for roughly 10 miles or so. pitch black, 3:00 in the morning and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, bolt just come running full spe
. >>> i'm liz crenshaw. holiday travel. are you book? the bes president obama: i'm barack obama and i approve... this message. anncr: victims. dependent. that's what mitt romney called forty-seven percent... of americans. including people on medicare. but what about his plan for you? romney would replace guaranteed benefits with a voucher system. seniors could pay six thousand dollars more a year. a plan aarp says would undermine medicare. you're no victim...you earned your benefits....
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liz crenshaw is here with the details. >>> if you are finding that you're shelling out more money for your favorite food truck dishes, you are not alone. it is because you are paying a new tax. there is a new 10% food tax which started at the beginning of october. it is the same tax that is charged to meals you buy in brick and mortar restaurants. >> i'm still going to come to food trucks any way. >> i think it is fair to have the same tax apply to these guys as the subway. >> i'll still eat it. a small price to pay. >> d.c. estimates the food trurk tax could bring in nearly $3.5 million over the next four years. >>> looking for a good deal on student loans? consider the federal loans if you want to avoid problems like extra fees. the consumer fiction protection bureau release ad new report today detailing problems reported by students who use those private sector loans. first, it found that private student loan borrowers have a hard time figuring out just how much they actually owe after they graduate. students also report getting the run-around from servicers and not being able to g
liz crenshaw is here with the details. >>> if you are finding that you're shelling out more money for your favorite food truck dishes, you are not alone. it is because you are paying a new tax. there is a new 10% food tax which started at the beginning of october. it is the same tax that is charged to meals you buy in brick and mortar restaurants. >> i'm still going to come to food trucks any way. >> i think it is fair to have the same tax apply to these guys as the subway....